Video - Colt's Bisley Revolver

Bottom Dealin Mike · June 18, 2012, 07:01:27 AM

My friend Roughshod collects Colt Bisley model revolvers. I borrowed a nice one and took it out to the range to see what it could do.

TwoWalks Baldridge · June 18, 2012, 08:02:25 AM

Mike thanks again for another entertaining and informative video. Of course the bad guys view is as usual my favorite parts,

Bottom Dealin Mike · June 18, 2012, 10:17:52 AM

There is a guy on the SASS Wire who thinks the BGV gives a bad safety impression...I guess he thinks I'm shooting at an actual cameraman.

It is amazing the things people today worry about.

yeti76620 · June 18, 2012, 10:25:57 AM

Quote from: Bottom Dealin Mike on June 18, 2012, 10:17:52 AM
There is a guy on the SASS Wire who thinks the BGV gives a bad safety impression...I guess he thinks I'm shooting at an actual cameraman.

It is amazing the things people today worry about.

Amen
I really like yur videos Pard...

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · June 18, 2012, 11:58:06 AM

BDM; You mention that the Colt Bisley grip "spawned" the loose elbow Bisley shooting style. The book THE WEBLEY STORY mentions that the grip was re-designed by Colt to match the common loose elbow target shooting style of the times.

Good video! After watching it, I have lost any hankering to acquire a Colt Bisley, except as a "collectible". It was designed for a particular time and place, and the regular grip suits most of us for most purposes.

Bottom Dealin Mike · June 18, 2012, 12:21:38 PM

Thanks Yeti. I appreciate it.

Sir Charles, you're right. The way I said it kind of puts the cart before the horse.

Glad you liked it.

TwoWalks Baldridge · June 18, 2012, 08:19:20 PM

Quote from: Bottom Dealin Mike on June 18, 2012, 10:17:52 AM
There is a guy on the SASS Wire who thinks the BGV gives a bad safety impression...I guess he thinks I'm shooting at an actual cameraman.

It is amazing the things people today worry about.

He needs a course in time management. If he only worried about his own self, he would have a lot more time to enjoy life.

Just keep doing it the way you have been Mike, those of us that enjoy it are a lot higher numbers than the ones like him.

Scout53 · June 21, 2012, 05:41:50 AM

Thanks for the video. I had no idea that there was so much difference between the two Colt designs. The shooting demo really shows the Bisley style which, to me, is quite different.
Thanks.

maldito gringo · June 22, 2012, 04:48:47 PM

The Colt Bisley may feel awkward at first to those used to the SAA, but once mastered, it is a joy to shoot. The factory grip panels are somewhat thick, going to a slimmer profile helps. Forget that "jam the web of your hand into the top of the grip" stuff.
Let your hand find it's natural position, which will usually seem low. Go ahead and wrap your pinkie if you want. With the barrel at
45 degrees or so, place your thumb on the hammer, then let the barrel fall to cock the gun. Trying to cock the gun with the sights on target will cause the barrel to dip, making you bring it back up. Rather than being a failed experiment, the Bisley simply fell victim to circumstances; single action revolvers had seen their day. Notwithstanding, it was a popular revolver and sold respectable numbers in
it's production life 1894-1912. It was favored not only by target shooters but as a practical weapon by many lawmen and outlaws including Pancho Villa and Maldito Gringo, both charter members of the cult of Bisley.